Summary: Brett Bivens is a former competitive athlete turned startup junkie after 4 ACL surgeries turned this baseballer to startup investing and mentorship. Brett founded a startup podcast, worked at a top sports tech company, was an associate at a VC firm and now is responsible for deals and investing at TechNexus, where corporates and startups work to innovate Chicago and the Midwest.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How Fortune 500 companies can work effectively with startups<br> * Why Chicago has the #1 ROI on venture investments<br> * What sports can teach us about tech startups<br> * The evolution of the accelerator model<br> * How startups can scale enterprise business models<br> * What MySpace should have done with Facebook<br> * The future of IoT and the USA<br> <br> <br> Brett’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/brett-bivens">Brett’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://angel.co/technexus">TechNexus Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="http://www.technexus.com/">Tech Nexus</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brettbivens">@brettbivens</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TechNexus">@TechNexus</a><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@brettbivens">Brett’s Medium blog</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b3ttqYDwF0"></a>Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Brett Bivens is a former competitive athlete turned startup junkie after 4 ACL surgeries turned this baseballer to startup investing and mentorship. Brett founded a startup podcast, worked at a top sports tech company, was an associate at a VC firm and now is responsible for deals and investing at TechNexus, where corporates and startups work to innovate Chicago and the Midwest.<br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How Fortune 500 companies can work effectively with startups<br> * Why Chicago has the #1 ROI on venture investments<br> * What sports can teach us about tech startups<br> * The evolution of the accelerator model<br> * How startups can scale enterprise business models<br> * What MySpace should have done with Facebook<br> * The future of IoT and the USA<br> <br> <br> Brett’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/brett-bivens">Brett’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://angel.co/technexus">TechNexus Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="http://www.technexus.com/">Tech Nexus</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brettbivens">@brettbivens</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TechNexus">@TechNexus</a><br> <a href="https://medium.com/@brettbivens">Brett’s Medium blog</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b3ttqYDwF0"></a>Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>
